gaga
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ga·ga /ˈɡɑːɡɑː/ adjective [not before noun] informal 1 CONFUSEDOLD/NOT YOUNGan insulting word used to describe someone who is confused because they are old 年老糊涂的〔侮辱性用语〕 Sid keeps forgetting my name. I think he’s going a bit gaga. 锡德老是忘记我的名字,我看他有点老糊涂了。2 LOVEhaving a strong but often temporary feeling of love for someone 〔对某人〕迷恋的,着迷的 SYN infatuatedgaga about/over I can’t imagine why Susan is so gaga about him. 我想不通苏珊为何对他如此着迷。
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gaga• Staying home with the kids is making me a little gaga.gaga about/over• Publishers went gaga over celebrity books, with mixed results.• Scores of movie producers, co-stars and fans go gaga over the pretty-baby pout of Sridevi.Origin gaga (1900-2000) French gaga “stupid person”ga·ga adjectiveChineseSyllable
to an word insulting describe used Corpus someone
gaga
ga‧ga /ˈɡɑːɡɑː/
adjective [not before noun] informal
Sid keeps forgetting my name. I think he’s going a bit gaga.
2. having a strong but often temporary feeling of love for someone
SYN infatuated
gaga about/over
I can’t imagine why Susan is so gaga about him.
ga‧ga /ˈɡɑːɡɑː/
adjective [not before noun] informal Date: 1900-2000
Language: French
Origin: gaga 'stupid person'
1. an insulting word used to describe someone who is confused because they are old:Language: French
Origin: gaga 'stupid person'
2. having a strong but often temporary feeling of love for someone
SYN infatuated
gaga about/over